CVE-2026-41253

MEDIUM

iTerm2 < 3.6.9 - Remote Code Execution via DCS 2000p and OSC 135 Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In iTerm2 through 3.6.9, displaying a .txt file can cause code execution via DCS 2000p and OSC 135 data, if the working directory contains a malicious file whose name is valid output from the conductor encoding path, such as a pathname with an initial ace/c+ substring, aka "hypothetical in-band signaling abuse." This occurs because iTerm2 accepts the SSH conductor protocol from terminal output that does not originate from a legitimate conductor session.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.9
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 9.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-829
Status published
Products (2)
iTerm2/iTerm2 < 3.6.9
iterm2/iterm2 < 3.6.9
Published Apr 18, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 18, 2026